“Only if the mate is not from our own pack.” I cut her and shrugged.
“Whatever, Ashira! Oh! And second, we’ll be accommodated by the other pack. That’s like having a free vacation with place to stay and free foods to eat!” She screams the last words.
“You sound like they don’t feed you here.” I cut again.
She ignored me this time.
“Third, we’ll finally have the chance to attend the annual mapping party!”
Every year, every pack celebrates the annual mapping party. On the same dates the Alpha’s agreed on.
This year will be held the night before Christmas. So that the She-Wolves will have their time to travel to the packs where the mapping leads them. And to prepare themselves.
There are She-Wolves from other pack that come here every annual mapping party. And they’ll meet their mates at the party.
The same will happen to us soon.
Every year, Regal pack loses its She-Wolves. And every year new She-Wolves from other packs was added.
It’s like exchanging the women of packs. But for a reason.
The men cannot leave the pack. Only the She-Wolves can.
It’s not possible for male wolfs the transfer to another pack. The female should always transfer. That’s every pack’s law.
The loyalty of the men wolves is essential.
Also, its a pack law so even the men like to switch packs, they can’t unless they go Rogue. But only few packs accepts Rogue as one of them. Rogue tends to have a traitor’s blood. That’s how packs see them.
“Any worst case scenario?” I asked Lucy again. The long line is now a few. I guess the process of mapping is easy. We’re almost next.
Many girls came out of the enchantress’s house with wide ear smile. Knowing where their mate is really cause rampage in their system. I can’t relate.
Lucy somehow think of an answer to my question.
“Hmm, as far as I heard, there’s a wolf before that lose her consciousness. Practically, blood loss. She cut way too deep on her palm. But that’s the worst I know.”
Okay. I don’t think I’ll be stupid enough to cut myself deep.
“Oh my God! I’m next!” Lucy screams. I just smiled and gave her a light push. Not really feeling any excitement.
Lucy went inside and I’m the next in line. I looked around me and noticed that there’s only one girl left behind me.
I took note of her excitement gushing through her aura. She looked like she’ll pass out any second from being thrilled in knowing her mate.
“You wanna go first?” I asked. I knew she’ll love to.
The girl’s eyes widened and sparkle with hope. “I can?!” She screamed, making my ears ring for a bit.
I smiled and gave way for her to make a cutsie.
“Thank you! Thank you!” She jumped-walk past me.
A few minutes and Lucy came out of the house. There’s a red cloth wrapped in her left hand just like the others before her. Maybe it helps to stop the bleeding but that’s weird since we can heal fast.
Lucy was grinning like crazy. She sure is in high spirits.
“Ashiraaaaa!” She jumped on me and hugged me tight. The girl I made a favor already run inside the Enchantress. “MyGod! I know where my mate is!” Lucy screamed once again that made a whizzing noise in my ears.
“I’m happy for you. Yay.” I said, trying to sound cheerful while I rubbed my ears without her seeing.
“Won’t you ask me more?” I was confused at first. Hell, this girl just want to be even more thrilled.
I just laughed as I saw her eyes glittering, lips pouted.. “Okay. Where!?”
“Shadow pack!” She screamed again. Damn, my friend!
“Wow!” I exclaimed.
Shadow pack is the second strongest wolf pack. Most wolves in that pack are fighters. They also outrun the other packs in numbers.
Our pack, the Regal, is fourth in line in the strongest pack. We also have a lot of wolf that made us earn the fourth place.
We’re mostly women but we made that as an advantage. Our She-Wolves are also fighters. Some even are the best.
I was about to talk more and congratulate her when the before me came out of the house. Her eyes mirrors the same sparkle every girl had.
“I guess I’m next.” I said to Lucy. She nodded nonstop with excitement.
I walked through the door of the house of enchantress. Once inside, I was welcomed by the dark with only the dimmed lights from the candles on some place.
A circle wooden table is in the middle of the living room. There’s a huge map in its middle, a box on the side, and five candles formed into circles in shape of a Star.
Behind the table is where the enchantress is seated. I can barely see her because of the dark.
When my eyes adjusted, I saw her almost in her fifties.
“Come closer, Wolf.” The enchantress said, almost a whisper.
I did.
I’m not nervous nor afraid but my feelings are uncanny.
This place feels so heavy. I wonder why. Should I felt this way? I feel so different from the way the other She-Wolves react.
The ambiance of the place somewhat gave me a light fear. Not enough to make my knees tremble though.
It’s like my Wolf is saying something. Somehow telling me danger. At least, how I felt.
“You know what to do.” The Enchantress said. She sound tired and bored. Like, she’ve been doing this thing all her life and she’s just not into it.
I looked at the table in front of me. I looked at the box beside the map. Inside, I saw the sacred knife laying flat. Almost waiting for me to take it.
There’s two wolves, hugging each other carved as the knife’s handle.
I picked it up and put its edge on my palm. I inhaled deep as I start cutting through my palm but not deep enough.
It sting a bit. My forehead is knotted as I let my blood drop on the map.